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> [“Time itself is a gift-curse. Time says: ‘Look here! Here is a precious moment to do something with!’ Then as soon as you try to grasp the moment, it’s gone. And you haven’t done anything. And while you’re thinking about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-t-lawrence/time-itself-is-a-gift-curse-time-says-look-here-here-is-a-precious/)

[J.T. Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-t-lawrence/)

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## More by J.T. Lawrence

> [“What would Warhol be without his paranoia, Hunter S. Thompson without his Quaaludes, Johnny Cash without his philandering? We Somebodies are not expected to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-t-lawrence/what-would-warhol-be-without-his-paranoia-hunter-s-thompson-without/)

[J.T. Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-t-lawrence/)

> [“Spells are like knives, capable of good or evil.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-t-lawrence/spells-are-like-knives-capable-of-good-or-evil/)

[J.T. Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-t-lawrence/)

> [“You look like shit.” “Thanks. I look way better than I feel.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-t-lawrence/you-look-like-shit-thanks-i-look-way-better-than-i-feel/)

[J.T. Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-t-lawrence/)

> [“You’re a taker. And you’ve been taking for a long time. And I think that you can only take so much from the universe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-t-lawrence/you-re-a-taker-and-you-ve-been-taking-for-a-long-time-and-i-think/)

[J.T. Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-t-lawrence/)

> [“My heart is an empty refrigerator.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-t-lawrence/my-heart-is-an-empty-refrigerator/)

[J.T. Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-t-lawrence/)

> [“Maybe that’s why God made childbirth so painful, so that when your life is wrecked by children you know it could be worse.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-t-lawrence/maybe-that-s-why-god-made-childbirth-so-painful-so-that-when-your/)

[J.T. Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-t-lawrence/)

> [“Time itself is a gift-curse. Time says: ‘Look here! Here is a precious moment to do something with!’ Then as soon as you try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-t-lawrence/time-itself-is-a-gift-curse-time-says-look-here-here-is-a-precious/)

[J.T. Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-t-lawrence/)

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